Process of contacting hydrocarbon oil with a liquid reagent



QUID REAGENT Oct. 8, 1935. P. w. MERCHANT PROCESS OF CONTACTINGHYDROCARBON OIL WITH A LI Original Filed Aug. 8, 1929 H404 m MERCHHN TIN VENTOR B; W mi /-//5 A TTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PROCESS OFCONTACTING HYDROCARBON OIL WITH A LIQUID REAGENT Paul W. Merchant,Texarkana, Tex.

Original application August 8, 1929, Serial No. 384,425. Divided andthis application January 7, 1933, Serial No. 650,644

2 Claims. (01. 196-45) This invention relates to means for eifectingshown provided with a pipe l8 of reduced dian intimate mixture betweenfluids, such for exameter.

gust 8, 1929, which has matured into Patent No. use in treating the oil.Thus the oil may be 1,903,429, April 11, 1933. introduced through pipeI6 and the acid through The invention contemplates mixing the fluids thepipe It being preferably introduced under 10 in such a way that thedirection of flow of the such pressure that the fluids are dashedagainst 10 fluids is reversed so as to thus create a condition the wallIt with the result that the direction of of turbulence promoting anintimate admixture flow of the fluids is suddenly reversed, creating aof the fluids being mixed. condition of turbulence and providing anintimate In a preferred embodiment of the invention admixture of the oiland acid or other reagents. the mixing device is composed of an outerand The mixed fluids may then be delivered through 15 vided with anoutlet port disposed oppositely to to a suitable settling chamber. 20the wall against which the fluids are thus dis- The mixing devicedescribed herein is well charged so that in order for the fiuids toreach adapted for use in connection with hydrogenatthe outlet portstheir direction of flow is reing hydrocarbon oils and in this use of theinversed. vention the oil may be introduced to the pipe I2 In order tomore fully disclose the invention, and the hydrogen or hydrocarboncontaining gas 25 reference will now be had to the accompanyingintroduced through the pipe [8. drawing showing a specific example ofthe in- The invention is adapted for admixing gases vention, the drawingbeing a sectional elevation with gases, or gases with liquids or liquidswith of an apparatus constructed in accordance with liquids and undervarying conditions as may be the invention and constituting an embdiment required. Thus for example the pressure on the 30 thereof pipesl6 and I8 may be varied. By having the In the specific example thusillustrated a champressure on t pipe 3 higher t t t ohtaim ber I0 isshown which may well be constructed in m on the line 5 t higher pressureStream the form of a swaged nipple pipe having a may operate to producean injector action to which is m to communicate draw in the liquid fromthe lower pressure line I6. with an outlet pipe l2. Disposed wlthln theObviously many modifications and variations chamber 1s a chamber Whlchmay well be of the invention, as hereinbefore set forth, may

formed of an ordinary T connection, one end of which as at M is open toform a discharge be made without departing from the spirit and to portfor directing fluid from the chamber l3 SCOPE thereof and therefore such111mm" into the chamber '8 and against a Wall '5 of tions should beimposed as are indicated in the 40 the latter chamber. The arrangementis such appendPd clalmsthat the wall I5 is disposed in an opposite di- I01mm:

rection to that of the port to the outlet pipe F t art 0f contactlllg hyo a bon 011$ I2 so that the fluid directed against the wall l5 Wlthllquld reagents to effect mtunate a u u 45 may thus be suddenly reversedin its direction of thereof, the p ss t mp s s ging th flow through themixing chamber In, hydrocarbon oil and reagent together 111 a liquid Apipe I 6 is shown connected to one of th state and in streams atsubstantlally right anports of the T is which extends through the gles oa h other o ha there s 0mmi 1 l1 ns Q walls of the swaged pipe I 0. Theother port is of the q l dashmg h mmm l d liquids in a given directionagainst a wall, reversing the each other so that there is commingling ofthe direction of flow of the liquids from the wall reagent and oil,dashing the commingled reagent and continuing the passage of the liquidsin this and oil in a given direction against a wall, 'rereversedirection whereby a high'degree of turversing the direction of flow ofthe commingled liquids is effected. passage of the liquids in thisreverse direction 2. In the treatment of hydrocarbon oils with whereby ahigh degree of turbulence promoting a liquid reagent, the process thatcomprises bringan intimate admixture of the liquid reagent and ing thereagent and oil together in a liquid state oil is effected.

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bulence promoting an intimate admixture of the reagent and oil from thewall and continuing the 5

